New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-03
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TRACING THE MAN KISSANE,
HIS IDENTITY SAID 70 BE DISCOVERED.
DECLARED BY A SAN FRANCISCO NEWSPAPER TO
BE NOW KNOWN AS W. X. ROGERS, A wELL-T0.

DECLARED BY SAN FRANCISCO NEWSPAPER TO
BE NOW KNOWN AS W. H. ROGERS, A wELL-TO.
DO FARMER
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIErNE.1
san FRANCISCO, April 2.-The Kissane sensa'
ton reached Its climax this morning when The
German Democrat came out with display head and
declared that the notorious ex-forger and general
criminal, William Kissane, formerly of New-York,
was none other than William K Kissane) Rogers,
welltodo farmer living in So
noma County For several DAYS there
has been great curiosity to know who Klssane
was but the different accounts sent here from
the East were so confusing evidently purposely
sothat though several names had been mentioned it
was not till today that any paper has dared to assert
the identity of kissane. The Democrat it is said,
derived its information from morning paper
whose employees gave out last night that they had
worked up the sensation and had secured the
names of both the Kissane brothers, and that
the whole story would appear this morning. Tho
names were given, and on this information 1t is said,
The Democrat was led to make the publication
though at last, through some occult influence, the
paper referred to failed to publish the article.
and when The Democrat appeared on
the streets 1t was found that it had
the sensation all to itself Mono of
to the matter, though 1t is common topic of
conversation in business circles. So the
identifying of Kissane with Rogers
rests solely upon the assertion of
The Democrat, though the statement IN part of Ks-
sans lawyer, now in New York, bears out the
story made public.
The Dfmocrat says that Mr. Kssane was with
Walkers iliDusterng expedition in Mica
ragua and settled in Nevada in 1857.
He there became rich and afterward came to Cali
forna. He settled in Sonoma County, where he
has since lived quietly. He said to be moderately
wealthy.
The Democrat does not hint at the identity of tho
other Kissane brother, though no secret
made of it by those who worked up
matter for the paper which failed to publish the
story that written for 1t. Consequently it
would not be fair to give the names to whom sus-
picon attaches.
A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE WITH WALKER.
kISsANE'S EXPLOITS IN NICARAGUA-STORY OF THE
MAN WHO TOOK HIM TO TRIAL IN ARKANSAS.
ST. LOCis, April (Specidi).-A welknown business
OF this city says that Ksane served in the Walker
ilbustering expedition Nicaragua under the OF
W. H. Rogers He Minister OF Haciendas and this
business who a colonel iu Walkers Brigade
members KIssane we'll He and captain from Cinein-
matt were the only members OF the expedition who knew
fortune dsposing OF conhscatei hacendas and vouch
ers. He captured with the OF Walkers follow
at Rivas by Captain Davis. OF the United states
frigate 81. Mary. and taken TO Panama
Joseph Bruen. of No. 21s North Fourthst., vino has
been resident of ST. Louis for twenty years, was the
deputy sheriff who took Kissanc and five companions
from Cincinnati Columbus and afterward to Helena
Ark. to be tried for the burning OF the
Martha Washington He had exciting series OF
adventures before and after the trial, in which mis- life
was endangered by Kissane aad his friends. Said Mr.
Bruen this morning:
the papers say that there one two
Killed iu Martha WASHINGTON disaster There
eighteen lives lost There four in one family
with lard shipped brandy and other fictitious freight
Mich OF this thrown overheard and was picked up
teward and the fraud discovered Hubbard the clerk
them down the river When the steamer landed you'd
s hS Ty Gas e5anasS So he whole pr.onsrs o
me. ''"' At that time the prisoners and
their guards were in Arkansas. We went on down tho
locked them up there All the people were with Us.
but the decided that they ought be tried IN their
Several efforts made 10 Kill Burton the
chief witness for the prosecution. aud myself. They
would have killed us the day we LEFT Helena after the
tua hut the boat came along just in time. Afterwart
they offered one man 500 70 kill me, but wasn't killed
forgery NewYOrk 10 obtain his pardon that
he might TESTIFY in the insurance growing out of
testify and him parloned, but when he had been in
Hc15 SsS''f time two neo" S @s ass' i % frS$ $
was slick. e of the sm.rtost men ever knew.
In New-Nogk Burton and ate around different places
for OF being doscd but they got Burton Tie dose
down alter that for fear choking lie died sitting up
in chair not long alterward